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| Contents |
Planning. Why plan? ; Factors in planning ; Planning techniques ; Major components of a long-term strategic plan ; Strategic finance and planning -- General concepts : just so we are on the same page. Systems model ; Accountability ; A financial management cycle ; Basic steps ; Management information systems ; Other general concepts -- Types of budgets. Budgets ; Types of budgets. Lump sum budgets ; Line-item budgets ; Formula budgets ; Program budgets ; Modified program budgets ; Performance budgets ; Resource-centered budgets ; Zero-based budgets -- Budgeting. Sources of funds ; Types of costs. Direct and indirect costs ; Fixed and variable costs ; Overhead costs ; In-kind costs ; Capital costs ; Controllable and non-controllable costs ; A note about costs ; Where do we get information for budgeting? ; Data used for budgeting ; Staff and staffing ; Collections. Allocation formulas ; Consortia ; Additional collections expenditures ; Every so often... ; Other sources of data for collections ; Technologies ; Facilities -- Program budgeting. Program budgets in general ; Variations in program budgeting ; Example of developing a program budget. Program budgeting and the library's strategic plan ; Program budgeting and the budget ; Program budgeting and metrics ; Program budgeting template -- Managing a budget during the fiscal year. Control : a technical term and function ; Control tools ; Policies influencing financial management ; Monitoring budget expenditures -- Reports and reporting. Internal reporting ; External reporting ; The annual report ; Audits -- Uses of expenditures data. Evaluation and assessment processes ; Metrics used by academic libraries ; Financial metrics ; Calculating unit costs ; Library value from a financial perspective. Money and time ; Cost-benefit analysis ; Intellectual capital ; Return on investment ; Value of usage ; Potential and actual value ; Financial metrics for studies on benchmarking and best practices. Benchmarking ; Best practices -- A smorgasbord : budget reduction strategies, fraud, and best practices. Reduction in expected or allocated budgets ; Library fraud ; Conclusion: Summary of the "Best of" best practices -- Financial leadership. Leadership ; Leadership theories ; Developing a fuller vision. How to develop the more detailed image of the future ; Translating a vision into an action plan -- Appendix. Answers to exercise questions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language | Text in English. |
| ISBN | 0838989438 |
| ISBN | 9780838989432 (paperback) |
